1943 – The Cardinals clinch the National League pennant. Howie Pollet, Max Lanier, and Mort Cooper will rank 1-2-3 in NL ERA, and Al Brazle at 1.53 and Harry Brecheen at 2.27 are near the same level. For hitting, Redbirds prime with Whitey Kurowski, Walker Cooper, and Stan Musial, who in his second season hits .357 and has 220 hits, 347 total bases, 48 doubles and 20 triples.
Player losses to the military have taken some of the competition out of Cards-Brooklyn confrontations, but the brawling doesn’t stop. A duster aimed at Stan Musial by Dodger P Les Webber clears both benches.
Baseball is the only game you can watch on the radio. Join the community today and listen to hundreds of broadcasts from baseball’s golden age! Sign Up or learn more October 1, 1942, At Sportsman Park, in Game 2, Walker Cooper’s two-run double in the first, the Cardinals’ first hit of the game, put…
1942 – Down 7 – 0 to Red Ruffing in the World Series opener, the Cardinals storm back for four 9th-inning runs, not enough to win but enough to portend the result of the WS.
1941 – In front of only 3,585 fans in St. Louis, twenty-year-old Stan Musial makes his major league debut against the Braves going 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs. Musial, who started the season in the Western Association (Class C), will hit .426 in 12 games.
Pitcher Stan Musial of the Daytona Beach Islanders lands on his left shoulder while making a shoestring catch in the outfield, ending his pitching career. Musial will become a full-time outfielder in 1941.
On June 5, 1937, the St. Louis Cardinals sign 16-year-old Stan “The Man” Musial to his first professional contract. The Redbirds sign Musial as a pitcher but will eventually convert him to the outfield. Splitting his time as a first baseman and outfielder, Musial will forge a Hall of Fame career with the Redbirds.
On November 21, 1920, future Hall of Famer Stan Musial is born in Donora, Pennsylvania. Musial will make his major league debut 21 years later. Ironically, another standout player – Ken Griffey, Jr.– will be born in Donora exactly 49 years to the day after Musial’s birth.
Stan Musial Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman Bats: Left • Throws: Left 6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg) Born: November 21, 1920 in Donora, PA Died: January 19, 2013 in Ladue, MO Buried: Forever Bellerive Cemetery, Creve Coeur, MO High School: Donora HS (Donora, PA) Debut: September 17, 1941 (7,285th in MLB history) vs. BSN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: September 29, 1963 vs. CIN 3 AB, 2 H, 0…
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